punctuation of passage. one thing that happened over the summer i grew even more
grim takes a look at me one day and he goes all that walking you do it must be stetching out your legs and carrying poor kevin around that seems to be putting real muscle on you
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One thing happened over the summer, I grew even more.
Grim takes a look at me one day and he goes, "all that walking you do, it must be stretching out your legs, and carrying poor Kevin around that seems to be putting real muscle on you.
He's not that heavy, and anyhow it's not fair everybody always says "poor Kevin', just because he didn't grow.
Grim gives me this long sorrowful look and then he clears his throat and says, "you're quite right, he is a rather remarkable boy".
He memorized almost the whole dictionary, you can ask him anything, and he knows what it means!
"You don't say", Grim says and he has this smug look like maybe Freak is lying, and a total goon like me would never get it, and I want to tell him he's wrong about Freak and the dictionary, but instead, I just shut my face and go down under.
To determine the correct punctuation of the passage you provided, we need to analyze the structure and context of the sentence. Correct punctuation is essential for conveying the intended meaning and ensuring clarity in written communication.
Here is the passage with the appropriate punctuation:
"One thing that happened over the summer: I grew even more. Grim takes a look at me one day and he goes, 'All that walking you do, it must be stretching out your legs. And carrying poor Kevin around, that seems to be putting real muscle on you.'"
In this revised version, certain punctuation marks have been added to clarify the sentence structure and enhance readability.
Explanation of the punctuation changes:
1. The colon (:) is used after "summer" to signal that additional information will follow.
2. A period (.) is added after "more" to separate the sentences and indicate a completed thought.
3. Quotation marks ('') are used to enclose the direct speech "All that walking you do, it must be stretching out your legs. And carrying poor Kevin around, that seems to be putting real muscle on you." The comma (,) is placed inside the quotation marks to separate the spoken words from the rest of the sentence.
Remember, proper punctuation placement helps readers understand the structure, tone, and meaning of written text more effectively.